US4461193A - Handling pliers - Google Patents

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US4461193A
US4461193A US06/293,624 US29362481A US4461193A US 4461193 A US4461193 A US 4461193A US 29362481 A US29362481 A US 29362481A US 4461193 A US4461193 A US 4461193A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
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  • the invention relates to pliers for handling disks and other flat and thin objects, subject to scratching, pollution, contamination, or of which repeated handling presents certain risks for the fingers.
  • pliers for handling disks corresponding to the preamble of claim 1 are known (patents: French A 2 040 678 and A 2 393 653; U.S. Pat. No. 1,365,227; Belgian A 555 159; British A 1 363 773).
  • pliers with curved noses, which enables the disk to be gripped by its edge outside the recorded surface; with flat noses covered with plastics material, which enables the disk to be gripped in the recorded zone; with long, flat noses, whose end is provided with buffers enabling the disk to be gripped by its central, non-recorded part; with flexible noses, of the tweezer type, enabling the disk to be gripped in the recorded zone; and made of flexible material of which the hinge is obtained by simple folding.
  • the pliers with curved noses which enables the disk to be gripped by its edge outside the recorded surface, must be used with precaution, as a somewhat sudden handling could provoke a deformation, and even a breakage, of the edge.
  • the pliers with flat noses covered with plastics material are equipped with arms of the scissor type, which obliges a pressure to be maintained with two fingers during the whole duration of the handling. All these pliers, with the exception of those of the tweezer type, require that a constant pressure of the hand be maintained for the whole duration of the handling, including when the side is changed, which imposes relaying this pressure with the aid of the other hand, to avoid an awkward rotation of the wrist, when turning over.
  • the present invention has for its object to remedy these drawbacks.
  • the pliers, object of the invention as characterised in the claims, is mainly distinguished in that the jaws are biased against each other, by an adjustable tension spring; the claws, made of flexible material, are connected together by an elastic hinge serving to limit penetration between the jaws of the object to be handled; in that it is provided with devices facilitating insertion of the jaws between the objects and protecting the superposed or juxtaposed adjacent objects.
  • the advantages obtained due to this invention consist essentially in that the clamping force of the jaws of the pliers is adjustable as a function of the nature, thickness and weight of the object to be handled; the object may be turned over simply by rotating the arms of the pliers in the palm of the hand; the penetration of the object between the jaws is limited so as to eliminate any risk of gripping the object at hinge level; the penetration of the jaws between juxtaposed objects is facilitated; any risk of scratching the adjacent objects is eliminated; the dust cannot lay on the inner face of the claws, during periods of non-use, since they are then applied against each other.
  • FIG. 1 shows a side view of the pliers made according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a front view of the pliers equipped with its claws.
  • the Figures show pliers for handling gramophone disks and other flat and thin objects, essentially comprising two arms 1 articulated about the pivot pin 2, subjected to a spacing apart force produced by a spring 3 whose tension is adjustable by a knurled nut 8, mounted on a threaded pin 9 fast with one of the arms, extended by the jaws 4 on which are mounted the claws 5, connected and hinged to each other by the fold 6 forming penetration limiter; the claws 5 are retained against the inner face of the jaws 4 by a turned down edge 10, welded over its whole width, at the level of the fold of articulation 6, by beads 11; the claws each possess a tapered part 7, at their end; the arms 1 are connected to the jaws 4 by an enlargement 12 not having a sharpe edge, whose thickness is smaller than that of the turned down edge 10.
  • the jaws 4a and 4b are permanently biased against each other by the spring 3, mounted between the arms 1a and 1b, so as to exert a sufficient force for clamping the object and for immobilising it with respect to the pliers; when the object is thus held, it may easily be handled or turned over by simple displacement of the pliers or rotation thereof in the hand.
  • the clamping force of the jaws 4 may be precisely adjusted as a function of the thickness, the weight and dimensions of the object, by acting on the knurled nut 8.
  • the tapered ends 7a and 7b facilitate insertion of the jaws in the record sleeves, between juxtaposed objects or between an object and its support.
  • one of the tapered ends 7b is slightly recessed with respect to the end 7a of the other claw, so as to facilitate the presentation of the pliers on the edge of the object to be handled, then the insertion thereof between the jaws.
  • the presence of a penetration limiter 6 distinct from the pivot pin 2 allows a rapid positioning on the object, without particular precaution, since the edge of the object does not risk any deterioration and the adjacent objects are protected from any scratching by the turned down edge 10, of which the thickness is determined so as to eliminate any risk of contact with the enlargement 12 ensuring connection between the arms and the jaws.
  • the claws 5 being made in a single part, of a flexible material, then returned against each other to form a hinge fold 6, this fold, although located well in front of the pivot pin 2, is fairly elastic to allow a sufficient opening of the pliers when an effort of approach is exerted on the arm 1.
  • This design further offers the advantage of allowing a perfect contact of the claws against each other, under the action of the spring 3; this eliminates any risk of deposit of dust or other pollution during periods of non-use.
  • the claws 5 may easily be positioned on the jaws 4, due to the elasticity of the turned down edges 10, despite the presence of the beads 11a and 11b, which then oppose any slide of the claws 5 with respect to the jaws 4.
  • the pliers, object of the invention may be used in all cases where the handling of flat and thin objects requires considerable precautions and more particularly, when these objects are very sensitive to scratches, pollution or contamination, or when their repeated handling presents certain risks for the fingers. It may be used in the domains of audio-visual, electronics, photography, biology and nuclear.

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FR7931635A FR2471838A1 (fr) 1979-12-21 1979-12-21 Pince de manipulation de disques phonographiques et d'autres objets plats et minces susceptibles aux rayures, a la pollution ou a la contamination

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US4559853A (en) * 1984-07-23 1985-12-24 Tom Oye Fish lower lip gripper tool
US4961291A (en) * 1989-08-03 1990-10-09 Lagassee Richard L Glass holder tool
US5110167A (en) * 1990-06-07 1992-05-05 Friend Robert N Disc handling device, method of use and package
US5607344A (en) * 1995-05-10 1997-03-04 Endres; Nicholas Apparatus for gripping and holding glass during a glass grinding process
US5893303A (en) * 1997-11-21 1999-04-13 Harris; Virgil Fastener holding pliers with hand-grip offset
RU2170657C1 (ru) * 2000-11-24 2001-07-20 ЗАО "Уралэлектро К" Электромонтажный инструмент
US6835273B1 (en) * 1999-07-15 2004-12-28 Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires Clamp for maintaining a flexible tubing and method for sealing same with a weld seam
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US3410592A (en) * 1965-09-16 1968-11-12 Schweizer Eduard Hansjorg Gripper for phonograph record disks
US3558169A (en) * 1968-07-29 1971-01-26 Richard A Onanian Record handling device
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US3410592A (en) * 1965-09-16 1968-11-12 Schweizer Eduard Hansjorg Gripper for phonograph record disks
US3558169A (en) * 1968-07-29 1971-01-26 Richard A Onanian Record handling device
GB1363370A (en) * 1973-01-01 1974-08-14 Webster P R Handling records
FR2393653A1 (fr) * 1977-06-07 1979-01-05 Gruber Alexandre Pince a disque phonographique

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US4559853A (en) * 1984-07-23 1985-12-24 Tom Oye Fish lower lip gripper tool
US4961291A (en) * 1989-08-03 1990-10-09 Lagassee Richard L Glass holder tool
US5110167A (en) * 1990-06-07 1992-05-05 Friend Robert N Disc handling device, method of use and package
US5607344A (en) * 1995-05-10 1997-03-04 Endres; Nicholas Apparatus for gripping and holding glass during a glass grinding process
US5893303A (en) * 1997-11-21 1999-04-13 Harris; Virgil Fastener holding pliers with hand-grip offset
US6835273B1 (en) * 1999-07-15 2004-12-28 Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires Clamp for maintaining a flexible tubing and method for sealing same with a weld seam
RU2170657C1 (ru) * 2000-11-24 2001-07-20 ЗАО "Уралэлектро К" Электромонтажный инструмент
US20100024610A1 (en) * 2008-08-01 2010-02-04 Inventec Corporation Assembly/disassembly pliers
US20110258831A1 (en) * 2010-04-27 2011-10-27 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Shim placement tool
US8590133B2 (en) * 2010-04-27 2013-11-26 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Shim placement tool
US20120291247A1 (en) * 2011-05-20 2012-11-22 Fih (Hong Kong) Limited Antenna assembly fixture
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AU2012326295B2 (en) * 2011-10-18 2016-09-01 American Grease Stick Company Tool for coupling fluid lines
US9561584B2 (en) 2011-10-18 2017-02-07 American Grease Stick Company Tool for coupling fluid lines
WO2013059242A3 (en) * 2011-10-18 2014-06-19 American Grease Stick Company Tool for coupling fluid lines
US10028496B2 (en) 2015-09-14 2018-07-24 Deshano, Inc. Crankbait tuning device
US9807992B2 (en) 2015-09-14 2017-11-07 Deshano, Inc. Crankbait tuning device
US9409290B1 (en) * 2015-09-24 2016-08-09 Mark S. Gordon Gripper for manipulating planar workpiece in tight-fitting receptacle
US9744673B1 (en) * 2015-09-24 2017-08-29 Mark S. Gordon Gripper for manipulating planar workpiece in tight-fitting receptacle
US20180009114A1 (en) * 2016-07-06 2018-01-11 Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Hand-held cable handling device and method
US9914224B2 (en) * 2016-07-06 2018-03-13 Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Hand-held cable handling device and method
US11235474B2 (en) * 2017-05-18 2022-02-01 Smc Corporation Workpiece gripping device
CN110178749A (zh) * 2019-06-12 2019-08-30 苏州佩德漫特工贸有限公司 一种宠物趾甲剪
CN110178749B (zh) * 2019-06-12 2024-02-02 苏州佩德漫特工贸有限公司 一种宠物趾甲剪
CN111810128A (zh) * 2020-07-13 2020-10-23 中国石油天然气集团有限公司 夹紧装置、控制方法及装置、电子设备和存储介质
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